The material locate throughout this page will help to explain U.S. Flag Etiquette and includes methods for flag display and the Pledge of Allegiance, current Presidential Proclamations (which may indicate flying the flag at half staff) and for disposing of worn-out flags.

There is also a quiz to test your knowledge of proper flag display.

Please refer to our flag history section for more information on the U.S. Flag and National Flag Day.

Current News on Flag Desecration Amendment

The National Congress of the Sons of the American Revolution passed a resolution supporting the efforts of Congress to pass a resolution permitting prosecution of people who desecrate the U.S. flag.  The proposed amendment contains only seventeen words:

"The Congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States."

• what will be considered a flag (historic flags, patches, sections, prints, nonstandard dimensions or colors or numbers of stars or stripes)


• what constitutes physical desecration (dirt, wear, neglect, bad ettiquette, intent)
• how the prohibition will be enforced (laws, codes, designated enforcement agencies, sentences)